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Options for Action

We can move forward. Wisconsin has the capacity to be a leader in developing strategies to reduce the pace and scale of disruptive climate change and to ensure safe, clean energy sources for today and tomorrow. Innovations and practical improvements in energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, transportation systems, land management, and 21st-century business models will have multiple benefits. There are myriad options for moving forward now that, in combination, will make a significant difference in our carbon footprint and quality of life.

To have a meaningful impact on greenhouse gas emissions, the Wisconsin Academy’s climate and energy steering committee (the primary team that developed this report) recommends reducing Wisconsin’s fossil fuel emissions by 80 percent by 2050—a target that would align us with recommendations from the international scientific community.

The suggestions that follow provide a wide range of options to move us forward. This is not a comprehensive list, nor does it constitute a prescription that will address all the challenges we face. Rather, these items provide grist for deeper discussion and further analysis. Moving forward with some combination of these options, however, can set a course of action toward achieving the 80 percent reduction goal.


How Can We Chart the Way Forward in...?

Conservation & Efficiency

Energy Sources & Infrastructure

 

Carbon Pricing

Transportation

 

Research & Data Analysis

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